UPDATE: Time Warner pulling tiered pricing in ALL markets!!

“In the face of enormous community opposition and at Schumer’s urging, Time Warner will shelve the plan for all of their test markets,” Schumer wrote in a prepared statement.

StoptheCap! confirmed moments ago with the senator’s press secretary that this effectively ends tiered pricing in EVERY Time Warner market

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My guess is the Senator spoke to Time Warner and said "end this now or get pulled in front of a Senate hearing". Score one for the consumer!!


According to local Rochester, NY ABC affiliate WHAM, Senator Chuck Schumer spoke in Rochester today. While it was simply expected he'd be speaking out against Time Warner Cable's metered billing trial, the Senator announced that he'd spoken with the carrier, and that Time Warner Cable would be backing away from caps and overages in response to unprecedented consumer outrage in the market. Schumer's appearance in the market was coordinated by Stop The Cap.com, a blog created by Broadband Reports user Dampier in response to a growing push toward metered billing.

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Time-Warner-Backs-Off-Metered-Billing-In-Rochester-101948

More news.... You may want to write to Senator Charles Schumer if you have any ideas on how/if you want to see caps implemented, especially if you reside in New York state.

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) announced Thursday that Time Warner Cable will shelve plans for a tiered pricing system for Internet use.

Time Warner Cable had intended to use Rochester as a test market for the new plan that would have placed heavy internet users into a higher price tier.

Schumer said he called management Wednesday to oppose Rochester being used as a test market.

"We are celebrating," Schumer said.

Schumer said he would work with Time Warner on future changes.

http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Time-Warner-Cable-Drops-New-Internet-Price-Plan/GAVd2LxnpE6vGyRySlvCOw.cspx

Look at a paid representative actually representing the people!

Hopefully this is the start of a trend.

^Yeah he probably promised them a few billion in bailout $

Schumer said he would work with Time Warner on future changes.

Look at a paid representative actually representing the people!

how exactly is that quote showing a rep. working for the people? Sounds to me like he is just as much in the pocket of big business as he has always been......

Schumer said he would work with Time Warner on future changes.

how exactly is that quote showing a rep. working for the people? Sounds to me like he is just as much in the pocket of big business as he has always been......

I guess it depends on what they come up with. Schumer is now tied to this issue. He will get lambasted by his constituents if it looks like he sells out to the cable companies.